Since I started reviewing One Pagers in 2008, Scrolling Marquees have been one of those design trends that keeps circling back.
The <marquee> HTML tag was discontinued in 2014, but I still see them used in so many creative ways. It’s not exactly skeuomorphic, but it borrows from those old-school LED tickers.
But unlike dry stock or news headlines, marquees create **delight** — pulling you in with playful type that promotes specials or key features.
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Noteworthy Marquee examples:
Let’s check a few out:
Eight Pixel
Eight Pixel pose a few questions:
Floxies
Floxies highlight their community experience:
Peek Insights pair colorful icons with benefits:
FlowFest promotes their event sponsors:
And OnePageFlip run two marquees in opposite directions — because who makes the rules, anyway?
If you want to play with one, Off+Brand just dropped a free Webflow + GSAP template — where the marquee wraps the site like a ribbon. Super fun stuff.
So — what do you think?
Marquees: a waste of space of a delightful opportunity?
ps. here are a dozen more One Pagers featuring Scrolling Marquees I’ve curated.
Hope you found a few good refs in there. Remember I’m always looking to add more quality examples for our community so hit me up on the twitters or email if you stumble upon solid ones.
Much love,
Rob
Twitter: @robhope
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